IP Library Granted Patent US 12,179,532
Granted Patent B2
US 12,179,532 · App. 17/857,270 · Granted Dec 31, 2024

Suspension for vehicle

Inventor: Woo Bin Song (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
B60G11/12
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Patent No.
US 12,179,532
App. No.
17/857,270
Granted
Dec 31, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A suspension for a vehicle may include: a main frame; a lower leaf spring installed on either side of the main frame; an upper leaf spring disposed above the lower leaf spring so as to be spaced apart from the lower leaf spring; a connection bracket supported by the upper leaf spring, and rotatably mounted on the main frame; an eye clip mounted on an end portion of the lower leaf spring, and connected to a wheel; and a rubber bush mounted on either side of the upper leaf spring, and connected to a vehicle body.

Claims (31)

1. A suspension for a vehicle, comprising:

a main frame;

a lower leaf spring installed on either side of the main frame;

an upper leaf spring disposed above the lower leaf springs so as to be spaced apart from the lower leaf springs;

a connection bracket supported by the upper leaf spring, and rotatably mounted on the main frame;

an eye clip mounted on an end portion of the lower leaf springs; and

a rubber bush mounted on either side of the upper leaf spring.

2. The suspension of claim 1 , wherein the lower leaf spring comprises:

a first lower leaf spring installed on one side of the main frame; and

a second lower leaf spring spaced apart from the first lower leaf spring, and installed on another side of the main frame,

wherein the main frame comprises:

a first main frame on which the first lower leaf spring is installed; and

a second main frame having one side which is link-connected to the first main frame and another side on which the second lower leaf spring is installed.

3. The suspension of claim 2 , wherein the connection bracket comprises:

a connection bracket body configured to surround an outer surface of the upper leaf spring;

an extension extended from the connection bracket body toward the main frame; and

a pin configured to connect the extension, the first main frame, and the second main frame.

4. The suspension of claim 2 , wherein the first lower leaf spring and the second lower leaf spring have a curved shape so as to be elastically deformable.

5. The suspension of claim 1 , wherein the upper leaf spring has a curved shape so as to be elastically deformable.

6. The suspension of claim 1 , wherein the eye clip comprises:

an eye clip body part connected to the wheel; and

an eye clip accommodation part concavely disposed at an end portion of the eye clip body part, and configured to accommodate the lower leaf spring.

7. The suspension of claim 1 , wherein the rubber bush comprises:

a rubber bush bracket mounted on an end portion of the upper leaf spring;

a rubber bush column passed through the upper leaf spring, and mounted on the rubber bush bracket;

a rubber bush cover mounted on an outer surface of the rubber bush column; and

an elastic part interposed between the rubber bush cover and the upper leaf spring, and elastically deformed by the upper leaf spring.

8. The suspension of claim 7 , wherein the elastic part is made of rubber.

9. The suspension of claim 1 , wherein the eye clip is made of aluminum.

10. The suspension of claim 1 , wherein the eye clip is configured to be connected to a wheel.

11. The suspension of claim 1 , wherein the rubber bush is configured to be connected to a vehicle body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2022
From: SONG, WOO BIN
To: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0088450 · Jul 6, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230020086A1 · Jan 19, 2023